"A surrealist mystery (what could be more intriguing than that?) and a fantastic journey through life, art and families. Wise, whimsical, delightfully original, and altogether charming."?Cassandra Gol
Praise for Julius and the Watchmaker:"Good, lively fun."Kirkus Reviews"Alternate worlds, time travel, mechanical horror, the demi monde of Victorian England and evil trickery all come t
It is 1934. Elvira Western has left London and her dull marriage to Paul, a doctor, for Paris and her waiting lover, Oliver, a student radical. But drab hotels and interminable discussions of politics
In Honour, Kathleen and Frank are amicably separated, and share the parenting of their young daughter, Flo. But when Frank finds a new partner and wants a divorce, Kathleen is hurt. And Flo can’t unde
?That rarest of things, a 400-page biography that is hard to put down?[It] will make you weep.’?Australian?An intriguing, absorbing and assured account of Brett Whiteley's life and work.’?Mark Knopfle
“A brave, intimate book, both agonizing and uplifting, and unflinchingly honest.”—Andrew Solomon, National Book Award winner“Matt Vickers asserts ‘stories are the most powerful force in the universe.’
Winner of the 2014 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing?Delivers some devastating truth bombs. Sexuality is hard. Identity is hard. Love is hard. School is hard?This book shines a much-ne
Throughout their youth Nir Baram’s generation were bombarded with news about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?the injustices, the wrongdoings, the killings. Over the decades, the horror and despair ha
?All the rapture and calamity of youth. Jennifer Down is a writer of rare insight and heart.’?Carrie Tiffany, author of Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living?Impressive and emotionally sophisticated.
“A stunning mix of high action, enthralling history and mesmerizing magic.”—Alison Goodman, author of New York Times bestsellers Eon and Eona“Combines history, fantasy, romance and the brutality of th
Set in Berlin and Leningrad between 1938 and 1941, GOOD PEOPLE focuses on the lives of Thomas and Sasha, forced by circumstances to make decisions with far-reaching consequences. Compulsively readable
On their vast estates, the landowning families of the plains have preserved a rich and distinctive culture. Obsessed with their own habitat and history, they hire artisans, writers and historians to r
Pitch-perfect dialogue, and a strong sense of place?A very engaging, and extremely realistic debut novel.’?Reviewing The Evidence on Quota?A story of the love and hate within families, of the failures
Don and Rosie are about to face their most important project.Their son, Hudson, is having trouble at school: his teachers say he isn’t fitting in with the other kids, and they'd like Don and Rosie to
Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year 1990 and the Human Rights Award for Literature 1989. Seymour is lonely and on the run from a gang of kids when he meets Angie—much older, confident, cool, and allur
"A remarkable tale of Holocaust survival, love and genealogical sleuthing." —Books + Publishing"Lyrical, impassioned and culturally rich." —Saturday Paper"As in Sebald's prose narratives, Presser's n
Aged only eighteen, Australian soldier Ryan was sent out alone and untrained to conduct intelligence patrols for months on end, deep in the jungles of Japanese-occupied New Guinea. Isolated, and surro
Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are about to face their most important challenge.Their eleven-year-old son, Hudson, is struggling at school: he’s socially awkward and not fitting in. Don’s spent a lifeti
"A compelling coming-of-age story set in a dead-end Queensland town that's imbued with warmth, empathy and real wit. . . . Clancy of the Undertow blends the excruciation, confusion, and hope of being
Black Tide is the second of Peter Temple’s Jack Irish thrillers. It was first published in 1999. Jack Irish has no shortage of friends. Jockeys and journos, lawyers and standover men, people in namele
"Medea's Curse is a gripping ride of crime and tension, with a Lisbeth Salander-like lead roaring through danger and intrigue at a million miles an hour."Adelaide Advertiser"Forensic ps
"A celebration of family life in the context of the thousand natural shocks that it is heir to in modern times." —Book WorldAthena and Dexter Fox lead a contended family life. Dexter is gregarious and
?A wonderful, witty treat of a novel: cutting and clever, and yet so very romantic, as though P.G. Wodehouse had satirized life in the suburbs.’?Liane Moriarty?Laugh-out-loud funny, yet with real emot
First published in 1969, a charming children's classic. Peter lives in a bush hut with Crooked Mick, the greatest horse rider in all the world. One day Peter decides to go out and find a princess and
Since a deadly virus and the violence that followed wiped out his parents and most of his community, Finn has lived alone on the rugged coast with only his dog Rowdy for company.He has stayed alive fo
"Beautifully written." —Publishers Weekly"Intelligent, fresh, and new." —KirkusFirst published in 1990. Winner of the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction. Young Australian Belle, the daughter of an Amer
'The writing is beautiful. The characters' growing affinities, and the complications those relationships brings with them, make for fascinating reading.'?Cecilia Ekback, author of Wolf Winter?[A] stro
"Moving and brilliant."Australian Book Review"Daisley's prose possesses a shimmering, allusive beauty reminiscent of John McGahern."Weekend Australian"Coming Rain shimmers wit
"Astute, perceptive and always convincing." —The AustralianA powerful collection of stories from the Sydney Morning Herald Young Novelist of the Year, 2017. In "Coarsegold", a woman conducts an illici
Kate Grenville had always associated perfume with elegance and beauty—then the headaches started. Like perhaps a quarter of the population, Grenville reacts badly to the artificial fragrances around u
After the Great War, Richard Lovat Somers, a writer, and Harriet, his wife, leave disillusioned Europe for Australia. There Somers falls into the company of charismatic fascist ‘Kangaroo’. The young w
Kipp Kindle, Tobias Treachery and Cymphany Chan live in Huggabie Falls, the weirdest town on Earth, so weirdness is pretty normal for them. But then unbelievably scary things start to happen. Suddenly
Emcke, a former war correspondent, turns her reporter’s eye to her own experiences, exploring questions about identity, sexuality and love. Emcke draws back the veil on how we experience desire, no ma
?What do you get when you mix Tintin, James Bond, and the Famous Five together? You get Richard Newsome’s Billionaire series.’?Christchurch Kids Blog?A rollicking good yarn.’?Weekend HeraldThe final i
Inner-suburban Melbourne in the 1970s: a world of communal living, drugs, music and love. In her acclaimed debut, first published in 1977, Garner captures the fluid relationships of a community of fri
"A brave and tender book about everything that matters most in life."?Cate Blanchett"A remarkable memoir, that weaves the tragedy of twentieth century history into a personal narrative of coming to te
The Stolen Bicycle is an intimate portrait of a Taiwanese family, a history of the bicycle industry, and a collage of magical, heart-wrenching stories. The book follows Cheng, a novelist, who once wro
Having just returned from a trip to Sicily, the art historian, Noah Glass is discovered floating face down in the swimming pool at his Sydney apartment block. His grieving adult children Martin and Ev
"Wonderfully weird and lots of fun!" —Andy Griffiths, author of the Treehouse booksKipp Kindle always knew his family were weird. In fact they were probably the weirdest family on Earth. It was just a
The women at the heart of these novellas are misrepresented by men and by societal expectations. But they remain defiant. These are modern women, waiting for the world to catch up. Stead captures the
